ASIAN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES NETWORK (AAGEN)
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2012
The mission of AAGEN is to promote, expand and support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leadership in Government. In accordance with AAGEN’s mission, the scholarship program has been designed for students in their continuing education to better prepare themselves for positions of leadership and trust in the Federal, State and Local governments.
Two (2) scholarships for $1,500.00 and two (2) scholarships for $1,000 will be awarded in 2012. The AAGEN scholarship is a one-time award; former AAGEN scholarship winners are not eligible.
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RULES
The Scholarship Program is administered under the general direction of the Board of Directors (BoD), but its day-to-day management is the responsibility of AAGEN’s Chairperson or the latter’s designee.
The applications for the scholarship will be accepted until April 1, 2012. The application form can be found at the AAGEN website www.aagen.org. Notification of the awardees will be made prior to each year’s annual AAGEN Leadership Conference. Announcement and presentation of the awards will be made by the Scholarship Awards Committee at the annual AAGEN Leadership Conference.
Scholarship checks will be made out to the college or university the recipient will be attending. These checks will be directly deposited into the student’s account.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS COMMITTEE
The AAGEN Scholarship Awards Committee has the responsibility for receiving, reviewing and judging the applications. The Committee, comprised of three members, will have a period of four (4) weeks for its deliberations. It shall prepare and submit a written recommendation of its choices for scholarship awards to the Chair of AAGEN by May 1st of each year. It shall be the latter’s responsibility to relay promptly the recommendations to the Board of Directors. The BoD’s concurrence of the Awards Committee’s recommendations shall be binding. If there is a protest from any BoD member on a particular proposed ‘awardee’, the full BoD and the Scholarship Awards Committee must come to a resolution within 2 weeks, or the award will not be made.
ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS
All persons submitting applications in the AAGEN Scholarship Program should be aware that the program is governed by the following requirements:
(1) the application, supported by documentation (transcripts from an accredited post-secondary school for current students or from high school for students starting at a college or university), must show a record of academic excellence, service at the local, state and/or federal government, and a seriousness of purpose in pursuing post-secondary education/training goals;
(2) the applicant must provide information about courses which will be taken and how they will improve the applicant’s ability to serve at the local, state, and/or federal level;
(3) the applicant must support the principles advanced by AAGEN; and
(4) the applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal U.S. permanent resident.
SCORING CRITERIA
Applications will be evaluated based on five (5) criteria listed below.
(1) Relationship of courses to be taken (or field of study) with service at the local/state and/or federal government levels.
(2) Demonstration of academic achievement and excellence with a copy of either standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, GRE) and/or a 3.3 or better grade point average.
(3) School, employment or extra-employment activities that demonstrate a seriousness of purpose in serving at leadership positions in the local/state and/or federal government levels.
(4) Letters of nomination and recommendation from a school counselor, teacher, public official or an AAGEN member, who knows the applicant well and is qualified to recommend the applicant. The letters should convey information about the applicant and his/her ability to serve in leadership positions at the local, state or federal government. These letters should not be written by a family member of the applicant.
(5) Each applicant is required to respond to at least three of five questions listed below. Each essay must be typed or submitted on a disk or a flash drive or by e-mail; double-spaced, and contain no more than 500 words.
FIVE ESSAY TOPICS
Please respond to any three of the five questions listed here. Each essay should contain no more than 500 words. Please submit these with your application.
1. What does public service mean to you and how does it relate to your future goal of serving in leadership positions at the local, state and/or federal level?
2. What experience from your own life has influenced your development into ethical leadership?
3. What are the challenges to increasing APA/minority representation and diversity in public service leadership? What solutions would you propose?
4. What are the two special attributes or capabilities that set you apart from other applicants in leadership situations?
5. What leader at the local, state or federal level has inspired you to public service?
Please send the complete electronic application package to:
Scholarship Awards Committee
Chair: Dr. Glenda Nogami
Glenda.nogami@streufert.net
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you have any questions or for additional information, please leave a message at 717-215-9782.
ASIAN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES NETWORK (AAGEN)
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The scholarship committee reviews only complete applications. Failure to complete or provide any of the following information will result in the disqualification of the applicant. Please type or print in blue or black ink. For additional information, please leave a message at 717-215-9782.
Applicant’s name_______________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________
City____________________________State___________________Zip_____________
Telephone________________________Email________________________________
Are you a full-time student? ______ Yes ______No
Are you a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident? ______Yes _____No
Are you currently working in a local/state/or federal government position?
______Yes _____No If yes, answer the following employer information:
Employer___________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________
City____________________State_______________Zip_____________
Hours per week (paid or unpaid) _______________________________
Name of school you (plan to) attend_________________________________________
Address of school________________________________________________________
Field of study or course you plan to take_____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Have you received an AAGEN scholarship before? _______ Yes _______ No
If yes, what year? ____________
Name of reference (teacher, counselor, AAGEN member, etc.) ___________________
Applicant’s signature _________________________________Date _________________
Please submit your electronic application, references, transcripts, and essays by April 1, 2012 to:
Scholarship Awards Committee
Chair: Dr. Glenda Nogami
Glenda.nogami@streufert.net
